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Men's Basketball
vs Nevada [Exh]
University of Utah
Long Beach St
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
December 6, 1998
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Andre Miller's career-high 29 points, including six free throws in the final 38 seconds, led No. 21 Utah to a 61-54 victory over stubborn Long Beach State on Saturday night.
Miller, a native of nearby Compton, scored 18 of the Utes' final 19 points. Alex Jensen had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Utah (4-3).Ron Johnson's two free throws with 1:19 left pulled the underdog 49ers (3-4) within three at 55-52. Their hopes of an upset remained alive when Miller missed two free throws with 38 seconds left.However, Ramel Lloyd was called for a foul on Long Beach's next possession, with Miller hitting the two ensuing free throws with 28 seconds remaining.Lloyd responded with a dunk with 20 seconds left, but Miller sank two free throws on each of the Utes' following two possessions to seal the victory.Lloyd led the 49ers with 15 points, including three 3-pointers before fouling out with 10 seconds to play. Richie Smalls added 11 points.Long Beach lost 6-foot-11 starting center Mate Milisa with 17:57 left to play when he crumpled to the court holding his left knee after hitting a layup that left the 49ers trailing 26-25.The 49ers led 30-28 with 16:23 left on Lloyd's two free throws. The Utes responded with a six unanswered points on baskets by Nate Althoff, Hanno Mottola and Jensen, taking the lead for good.Antrone Lee and Lloyd made 3-pointers, sandwiched around a Miller basket, to pull Long Beach within 39-38 with 9:20 left.The game, the first involving a ranked team at Long Beach State's four-year old 4,200-seat Pyramid, drew an announced crowd of 3,536.